Two And A Half Men Cancelled

rugcat · Feb 24, 2011

Two And A Half Men has been canceled, apparently due to the ongoing creepiness of Charlie Sheen. It's about time; it was a very funny show for a number of seasons, but like many sitcoms, it's run way past its sell-by date.

Mr. Sheen's comments about the show's creator, Chuck Lorre, always classy as usual:

I gracefully ignored this folly for 177 shows ... I fire back once and this contaminated little maggot can't handle my power and can't handle the truth."

"I wish him nothing but pain in his silly travels especially if they wind up in my octagon. Clearly I have defeated this earthworm with my words - imagine what I would have done with my fire breathing fists."

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-generic-blog/two-and-a-half-men-cancelled/20110225-1b7ys.html

Calla Lily · Feb 24, 2011

I liked Sheen in Major League, but his entitled crackhead pr0n star addiction has now thrown--what?--50 people out of work? He should be forced to pay them all severance for a year.

Kitty Pryde · Feb 24, 2011

Classy! The article implied they canceled it cause the show's on hiatus due to his drug/alcohol problems and he stated that he was not interested in changing his substance-abusing ways. Seems terribly reasonable. The other Lorre shows are way more interesting anyway.

Guardian · Feb 24, 2011

IS THIS FOR REAL?

YESSSSSSSSSSSS
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
OH THERE IS GOOD IN THIS WORLD

shadowwalker · Feb 24, 2011

Too bad all the way around. One of the few sitcoms I actually enjoyed...

Don Allen · Feb 24, 2011

Charlie Charlie Charlie,,, you finally got caught a disease and surprisingly, it wasn't from banging a trollop, it was from believing your own legend and now you will rot in eternal re-run hell, cause you're a dumb ass.... Oh well, take solace in the fact that you're not the first dumb ass in hollywood, and certainly won't be the last.... The shame is that you fucked up a truly entertaining show, but we'll live....

Amadan · Feb 24, 2011

Charlie Sheen is one of the most loathsome people in Hollywood (and that's saying a lot).

Shadow_Ferret · Feb 24, 2011

Meh. The show stopped being funny when the kid stopped being cute.

robeiae · Feb 24, 2011

I want to hear from Jon Cryer. I stopped watching last season, but up to that point, I think Cryer was the catalyst in about 75% of the shows. Well, Cryer and Charlie's women...

Dandroid · Feb 24, 2011

sheen is indestructable...no one can fuck up so much and be worshipped for it...he's freaking caligula...

blacbird · Feb 24, 2011

Time out. From the MSN article on this matter:

"Based on the totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition, CBS and Warner Bros. Television have decided to discontinue production of "Two and a Half Men" for the remainder of the season," the companies said in a joint statement.

That's not exactly "cancellation." They've just stopped production of new episodes for the remainder of this season. The show will doubtless stay on the air in reruns for the time being, and a decision on continuation will be made down the road, I'd bet. This show (mystifyingly to me) is a money cow for the network, and they have lots of reasons to want it to continue, with or without Sheen.

I've never understood the appeal of Charlie Sheen to viewers. To me he always comes off as a one-dimensional smarmy smartass as a character, which is about all he's capable of as a person, too. I won't lose any sleep if the show is actually cancelled.

But I could also say that about any sitcom currently running on TV. The entire genre has fallen into the toilet in the past twenty years or so. Sitcoms used to be funny. Not any more.

STKlingaman · Feb 24, 2011

The only question is;
Is Charlie Sheen or the character he
plays on the show is a bigger scum bug.

Switch-Phase · Feb 25, 2011

I kind of liked that show.. Last year.

Kweei · Feb 25, 2011

I feel bad for the crew.

regdog · Feb 25, 2011

The only time I ever found the show remotely funny was when the entire cast was interacting especially with Jake and his grandmother.

Unfortunately the majority of the show was little more than what brainless woman is Charlie doing.

Few shows have been so misogynistic and demeaning of women.

And perhaps Sheen's tirade was little more than a way for him to move to a more lucrative deal, say with HBO

Grrarrgh · Feb 25, 2011

I can't open the original link from work, but I think blacbird's right. I think they're just stopping this season. They haven't made a decision on the future yet.

I feel really bad for the rest of the cast and crew. I don't think the show's nearly as funny as it used to be, but they don't deserve this.

Pistol Whipped Bee · Feb 25, 2011

His psychological equilibrium is completely shot.

Alcohol and our relationship with it and drinking alters an alcoholic - permanently. Stopping drinking doesn't lead us back to being "good ole so and so" - and the longer we drank the longer it takes for our mental balance to right itself.

The guy is not at peace. He's in the midst of a major internal war. Some people call what he's going through Denial. I think it's more than that. I think it's a mental and spiritual illness that makes us blind/unaware.

Wanting our health isn't enough. We need to be in the right environment to get well. Someplace quiet.

rhymegirl · Feb 25, 2011

"Sheen went even further, attacking Lorre, suggesting this is a battle and claiming the fans will support him." Yahoo article

This is where Charlie may be surprised.

I think fans will support an actor if he has been wronged, not if HE is in the wrong. Blasting your bosses publicly, acting like you're superior, and acting like a jerk--these things don't make you look good.

I feel sorry for the other people on the show.

brainstorm77 · Feb 25, 2011

The guys an ass.

pangalactic · Feb 25, 2011

I don't think it's any big loss. The people that were good about that show (and IMHO there was very little that was worthwhile about it) will find new work. Hopefully Charlie Sheen's career will take a nosedive after this. He hasn't produced a performance worth watching in decades.

Smileycat · Feb 25, 2011

The Alex Jones radio show is where he started his rant. Go to Alex Jones' site here: http://www.infowars.com/ and look at the right side of the page. Pick your poison (media) from the list.

On the one hand Alex Jones rants like a looney bin. I can barely listen to him. He rants about stupid sports and stupid TV and entertainers like Lady Gaga, etc, yet he fauns all over Charlie Sheen. Granted, Sheen is no idiot, but there is a way to convey your opinions without being malicious, without showing disdain, etc. He doesn't make that cut. But he does make some good points, even though his delivery is off.

I'd like to know what you think.

katiemac · Feb 25, 2011

Blacbird's right - production shut down permanently for the season but not canceled. A lot of the headlines have been really misleading.

maestrowork · Feb 25, 2011

It's about time. I hated the show, especially Charlie Sheen. And this shows me the asshole he really is. Never badmouth the hands that feed you, douchebag. He's an abusive, arrogant, awful person. I hope they replace him. The cast and crew will be better for it.

maxmordon · Feb 25, 2011

The show has passed its prime for a mile, tell me, how many jokes of Charlie is an oversexed drunk, Alan is a pathetic loser can be?

Jcomp · Feb 25, 2011

Dandroid said:
sheen is indestructable...no one can fuck up so much and be worshipped for it...he's freaking caligula...

That's exactly what I was going to say. Now I'll have to settle for saying that he's like the jerk Bruce Wayne persona, only it isn't an act. It's... it's a saga... many people clearly dislike him, but damn if they aren't paying attention.

As for the rest of the cast... don't all of the principle players on this (pretty lousy, yet oddly watchable) all pull down some pretty hefty salaries? Now the crew, that's unfortunate, though it's the nature of the business anyway, but the main cast... somewhat hard to feel too sorry for them when they'll be eating off of the syndication money for the rest of their lives.

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